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It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Feares are divided in the midst.
Feares are divided in the midst.
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly read more
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly dear.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.